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Author:
Tonry, Michael H.
Title:
Thinking about crime : sense and sensibility in American penal culture / Michael Tonry.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
Copyright Date:
2006, c2004
Description:
x, 260 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Prisons--Government policy--United States.
Crime prevention--Government policy--United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Prisons in mass media--United States.
Prisons--United States--Public Opinion.
Public opinion--United States.
United States--Politics and government--2001-
Notes:
"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2006"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-248) and index.
Contents:
Sense and sensibility in American penal culture -- Why so many Americans are in prison -- Cycles and sensibilities -- Moral panics and "windows of opportunity" -- Crime trends and the effects of crime control policies -- Formerly unthinkable policies -- Unthought thoughts -- Better understanding, people, and policies.
Series:
Studies in crime and public policy
ISBN:
9780195304909
019530490X
OCLC:
(OCoLC)68809952
Locations:
UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

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